Film

The Rules of the Game

1939 · 1h 50m · Drama · Comedy · Romance

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Metacritic

99

The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.

Jean Renoir

Octave

Marcel Dalio

Robert de la Cheyniest

Nora Gregor

Christine de la Cheyniest

Julien Carette

Marceau, le braconnier

Roland Toutain

André Jurieux

Paulette Dubost

Lisette, sa camériste

Gaston Modot

Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse

Mila Parély

Geneviève de Marras

Anne Mayen

Jackie, nièce de Christine

Eddy Debray

Corneille, le majordome

Odette Talazac

Madame de la Plante

Claire Gérard

Madame de la Bruyère

Pierre Magnier

Le général

Pierre Nay

Monsieur de St. Aubin

Richard Francœur

Monsieur La Bruyère

Léon Larive

Le cuisinier

• Jean RenoirDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Carl KochNovel
• Jean BacheletDirector of Photography
• Jean-Paul AlphenDirector of Photography
• Jacques LemareDirector of Photography
• Alain RenoirDirector of Photography
• Joseph KosmaOriginal Music Composer
• Marthe HuguetEditor
• Marguerite RenoirEditor

2022 US Re-Release Trailer

Release date

July 9, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Budget

$8,850,000

Revenue

$273,520

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Romance

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